Convert caf to alac

Conversion of caf file format to alac file format ^beta

Search for caf to alac converter or software able to handle these file types.

Convert Apple Core Audio Format to Apple Lossless Audio Codec encoded audio track.

We have found 3 software records in our database eligible for .caf to .alac file format conversion.

CAF is audio container that might actually contain different kinds of audio tracks, often AIFF or WAV but it can also store ALAC tracks in which case caf to alac conversion is actually not needed, because there is already ALAC file in the container. If you need to store it in another one (like .m4a) you can probably do this with iTunes or Apple Music.

Updated: July 20, 2023

Apple macOS / Mac OS X software - convert caf to alac on OS X

Apple Logic Pro

A digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer program

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
Convert from caf file	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
to alac file	No	Yes	Yes	alac editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned caf to alac. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.

Multiplatform software - convert caf to alac on any platform

Bigasoft Audio Converter

Audio converter for Windows and Mac

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
caf	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
alac	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No

FFmpeg

Program for multimedia streaming and conversion

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
caf	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
alac	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Additional links: Open caf file, Open alac file

CAF

Files with caf extension can be typically found as audio content stored in Apple Core Audio format. The audio track within can be encoded either AIFF, WAV or even ALAC.

ALAC

Files with alac extension are audio tracks encoded using Apple Lossless Audio Codec and typically found as part of CAF or more frequently M4A audio files from iTunes.

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